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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-12-22

ExI;ov. ,Iauser of Montana, says
the Chicago Tribune, who Is nt the
Pacific. says that tine advance of cop
per and lead from ten to fifteen cent :
Il pound WAS worth about S:1.ooo.ooO
10 Montana. lie attributes the recent
advance to the fact that the demand
l.. in excess of the supply. and thitthe
French syndicate getting hold oi this
has bought all they could lay their
hands on. In Europe copper aud lead
had gone up from $50 to SIS a ton.
Telephone and telegraph enterprises,
both ut home and abroad. had made
heavy calls for this material. and ii
the Calumet NlIela mines continue
to burn. Montana would have All 1t
could do to supply the world.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-12-22
Wants the Earth.


l>t. raul ulobc.I
I've come to the conclusion that. the big
gest fool know
Is he who said. one day, that man wants
little here below.
I cannot understand myself. just why he
made this break,
And If he lives, and hears me out, a tumble
he will take.
Man wants a life of luxury, man wants II
life of ease.
Man wants heap OF money, and bank,
too, if you please.
Man wants II house to live in, and "a lawn
To show il off.
Man wants cure that never fails, to cure
a hacking cough.
Man wants a eat, man wants IA dog, man
wants "a COW aud horse,
Man wants mind that never 10 despond-
ent with remorse. .l----.-
Man wants a day cf sunshine, man wants
"a day of rain.
Man wants ~ frame that's solid and devoid
of ache or pain.
Man wants a girl that's pretty, man wants
IA girl with sense;
Man wants tr love, man wants to hate,
with feelings quite intense.
Man wants his breakfast steaming, man
wants his luncheon cold;
Man wants IA wife who doesn't care to
grumble or to scold.
Nan wants to rumble long the rails at
sixty miles per hour,
Man wants to ma vigate the air in ships of
mighty power.
Man wants a stately mansion and cot
by the sea-,
Man wants yacht to cruise around-the
wind a-blowing free.
Man wants the wealth Of nations, and, per-
haps a little more;
Man wants the youthful spirit that he had
in days of yore.
Man wants the varied pleasures and amuse-
nents; too, no dearth;
Man wants them all and many more; in
fact, he wants the earth.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-12-22

NEw loEK. D.c. l3.--Thr Dempsey
Reagan prize tight. for the middle
weight Championships. took pli,rr to
day up the Hudson river. The men
met and b1ttie'l for for tive round-
With Kid gloves. under London prirr
ring rules. and the fight was won hy
Dempsey. Who ont generated Hen-en
and outfou-it him from the yer, start.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-12-22
Homestead PAT ms.

WASHINGTON. De-. lo.--Actin- Com
missioner Stock-laerr has approved
for patent the past week ,Joo home
.tc.li aud other public band entries IN
Allbama. California. Dakota. Florida.
idaho. Kansas. N,brask aud Mon
rana.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-12-22

Norri-town Herald: II was recent ~
stated hat President Cleveland would
>ayc 81 5U.OUO out of hi> -four years
salary: but Mr-. Cleveland has been
making her own bonnetS this fal.. and
il is now thought thai thr prt".i'ie.iy
will save at least 81 15.U}o.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-12-22

Bur.lrtte. MissGertie-lro >~ur. t.o
YOU think hat reading ojiita , noVels
wea Ken, h- mind
Prof. >ual kindly No. dear: he
cause nobody with -, mini "ter
gtxi tl.ta..
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1887-12-22
Mining Application No. 1904.
q, s. LAND OFFICE,
Helena, NJ. T.. Dec. 15, 1887.

Helena. nj. L., DeC IL, 1CO'.
Notice is hereby given that the b.
Metallic mining company corporation
existing under the laws of the Territory
Of Montana by James B. Risque, it's at
tornev in fact, whose postotfice address
is Granite, Deer Lodge county Montana
Territory, has this day filed its applica-
tion for patent fifteen hundred linear
feet of the Monk lode mining claim,
situated in Flint Greek mining district,
Deer Lodge county, Montana Territory,
and designated by the official plat and
field notes on file in this Office as Lot
No, 1874 in Township 7 north, Range Is
west being more particularly described
AS follows, to-wlt:
beginning at the southwest corner =
Granite stone 26x16xS inches, set 10 IN
ches deep, witnessed by bearing tree
and rock, and marked l POSI- for Corner
10. from which Initial Point NO. z,
t7n.r Il ", bears ~ deg, lOH m "
2Oll, 2 feet and running thence 10 deg
IS min 4l2 feet, thence 8 eS deg .oz
min. 1900 feet, thence 10 deg. AZ MIN
@ 4l3 feet thence SS deg " 1900 feet. to
the place Of beginning, containing an
area of 1886 acres claimed by applicant;
The location of this mine is recorded
in the recorders office Of Deer Lodge.
county, Montana in Book, No. !. OF
The adjoining claims are Survey No
1894 the Midland lode on the southeas'
and Survey No. 1924 the Divide lode OF
The south. S. W. LANGHORNE,
WV ' Register
John Gillie, Attorney for Applicants
First pub Dec. %, 1887.
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GRANTEES O. @. +. BALL
A Very Successful Evenf.-fecpfe
Who Attended, Etc.

Special Correspondence.
The ball given by the I. 0. 0. F. Lodge
on Monday evening, December 18th, was
one of the grandest affairs that ever TOOK
nlace at Granite. The doors of the Hall
opened at $50 o'clock sharp and at $3.50
standing room was very limited. The
dance opened with a grand march lead
by lr. Ben Murphy. after which every
thing went on serenely until l2:3o O'Clock
when they all partook Of one OF the finest
suppers that was ever given on the Hill,
being furnished by Mrs. Gordon and Mrs
Henderson. Dancing was resumed at
o'clock and by having good music and
| EXCELLENT management everybody had
delightful time. The prompters, Bel
urphy and son, cannot be execelled
especially the son, who covered hlmsel
with glory on several occasions }. A
Mcdonald needs no little praise for tn
way he managed the affair. 1t was
o'clock when the music stopped and al
departed with the feeling that twas
happy evening we'll spent.
2 Those present were: MIR. and Mrf
: Gordon, Mr.. and Mrs. Jennings, Nh. an
: Farber. Mr. and Mrs. Tole. Mr.. and MIR
h Gallagher; Mesdames. Jones, Hende
8 son, Bowring; Misses Gordon, William
Bettals, Nellie C. Bailey, Peoples, Pete
IS son. O'Donald, McKinn, Nc 'ullen, M
d Cabe. Herman, Milot, Eliza Bowrln'
:, Keller, Jones, and Mrs. Hedges. Messr
l, f. w, Jones. H. H. Stanley, J. G. Cal
is w. G. Mitchell, ". Banks, j. G. Arga
1t r. Trevaille, G.. Bettals, J. Moore,
s. Moore, J. F. Fox, H. H. DAVIS, >. Lot
ID Peoples, Wild, Knatz and great maj
q of hera.
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Mining Application No. 1923.
U. s. LAND OFFICE,

HELENA, NJ. T., Dec. Is, 1887.
Notice is hereby given that the B-Metallie
mining company, a corporation existing un-
der the laws of territory Of Montana by James
B. Rsque, attorney in fact, whose postoftice
address is Granite, Deer Lodge county, Mon
tana, has this day filed his application
for a patent for 6275 linear feet of the PRIDE
OF THE DELL lode mining claim,
situated in Flint Creek mining district,
Deer Lodge county, Montana Territory, and
designated as lot No. 81, in township No. z
north, Range No. II west, being more particu-
larly described As follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the northeast corner 4 lime
stone 20Xl0XS inches, set l5 inches deep, with
a mound Of earth alongside, marked 1880 for
corner No. l, from which the d section on the
north boundary of section 36, township Z
north, range II west, bears north 81 degrees
II minutes west 27S27 feet, and running
thence south 50 degrees 40 minutes west 627.5
feet; thence south II degrees OI minute east
tl5 feet; thence north S5 defrccs ~ minutes
east 1915 feet; thence north degrees IS min
The only adjoining claim is the Bright sun
lode, survey No. 2O44 Oh the southeast.
''>'~' wv. LANGHoRNE Register
John Gillie, attorney for applicant
First publication Dec. ~, 1887.
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Mining Application. Ne. 1,~e*.
Z. S. LAND OFFICE,

HELENA, VI T., Dec. 10, 1851.
Notice is hereby given that james I: va"
l.lv .t AL, whose p0stotfice address Is Philips
burg, Deer Lodge county, Montsns territory,
have this day tiled their application for pat' nt
for fifteen hundred $500 linear 1tet
IF the GRANITE BELLE lode mining
claim. situated in Flint Creek mining district,
.,ctr Lodge county, Montana Territory.
AID designated 10y The United States surveyor
,,n.raI as Lot No. 147 Township No. north,
Range No. i west, said lot No l47 belnG
more particularly described, as follows:
BEGINNING ut the " cor, granite stone
>y,oy:U inches, set 20 inches deep, with bear
mo trees, marked l-2l:i5 for Corner NO.
/ IRON which the Initial ro.nt No. Of this
district bears south Us dcgi ees - umutes west
4Sll.7 feet and running thence north II de-
urres 80 minutes east 6lG5 feet; thence
north - degrees 20 minutes east it0O feet;
thence south IL degrees 80 minutes west
| & 40 feet; thence south 81 degrees 0o minutes
| ,e,, l50l3 feet to corner No. l, the place OF
beg gniing, containing z an ARA oi :c.S4 sclss
! O. which UU3 acres are III cohEict
with the Faid,wn lode, survey survey 40
i:;e5, not claiiacd, lea, ing an area vi 2o5l
acres claimed by applicants.
| The location uf this mine is recorded q
mage 759 of book NJ 10 Deer Lodge county
records,
The adjoining claims to these premises are
on the west No. 2I34, Fraction lode; and on Ise
east the Buckeye lode, unsuveycd.
S. W. LANGAoRNE, Register,
First publcatio Dec. -, 1887.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1887-12-22
1'HE TERRITORY.
Items of Interest From Both
Sides of the Divide.
Incidents Worthy Of Note Occurring
During the Week Given
Space Herein.
Notes Clipped and Condensed From
Exchanges Published Within
the Territory.

An ice rink has been started at Miles
City with electric light for illuminators
he Missoula Knights of Pythias pro.
pose giving grand masquerade ball on
the night of December Both.
The residence OF Mr.. Brose, proprietor
of the Helena meat market on Sixth Ave,
Helena, was successfully burglarized last
week,
The Peerless Jennie is shipping some
very fine ore to Omaha these days, car
load recently sent there yielded about
$4,000.
Jack Welch, better known as "Black
jack of Helena, met his death from
exposure, Monday. He had wandered
away from the county poor-house.
-Four new cars have been received by
the Butte Street Railway company, two
of which are intended for the Meaderville
line and two for the road to Centerville.
President Cleveland has decided to ap-
point Stephen A. DeWolfe, of Butte. to
be associate justice of Montana, in place
of Judge Galbraith, whose term has ex-
pired.
The Anaconda company of Butte has
decided to use coal instead of wood at the
mine. Three carloads day will be re-
quired for the hoisting works and the
machine shops.
Independent special: No evidence
having been produced against 7. d. Van
Zandt, arrested at Winnipeg for forgery
fs5eHfit H2mmfitteah ID at at Rpttfl M9atpN.v', VIC
Cataract district. Mr.. Briscoe, who ls
largely interested in the lode, brought
about 500 pounds as specimen.
Dick Hathaway, an old-time printer
who has located himself on ranch IN the
Flathead lake country, has come out for
the winter, and will probably take posi-
ton on the Miles City Stock Journal.
Man electric light plant IS to be
built at the Anaconda mine for lighting
the hosting works. machine shops and
stations in the mine. H. NJ. Ogden Will
have charge Of the work of construction
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1887-12-22
Grand Opening.

At Mrs. McDonels new store, lower
Broadway. The finest lot of Holiday
Goods ever brought to Philipsburg may
be seen on exhibition. The stock con-
sists principally of popular designs in
silver, glass and terraiine ware, fancy ar
tlcles in plush, Christmas-tree ornaments,
Xmas cards, fancy candies, French
Bisque, rubber and China dolls, gents
smoking sets,wine sets, muflers, kid
gloves, albums, jewelry, and an immense
stock of toys for the little ones; large
stock of millinery, ladies' goods, tobog-
gans, hoods, etc. Call and inspect and
you will find the greatest reduction in
prices in the county. Mrs. E. Mcdonnell
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1887-12-22

For the shoe dealer-H the shoe hts
wear it.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1887-12-22
Good News for the BuPH.

Owing to the recent cold weather, the
artists at work on the interior decorations
OF the Centennial brewery depot were
considerably delayed, making it impos-
sible to open the resort last week. It
will positively be opened tonight CThurs-
day. as the building is completed and
one of the choicest lots of wines, liquors
and cigars, including an unlimited sup
ply of the celebrated Centennial brewery
beer. Give Messrs. Gamer 4 Jacky u
call and you will be treated like gentle
men.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1887-12-22
MISS MINNIE J. CL0THiER,
Artist,

Pictures copied and Enlarged in Cray
on, India Ink, Water Colors and Pastel
Miss G.. wishes it distinctly understood
hat she is not an agent of J. Alber tus Oh
Butte, but docs her own work
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1887-12-22

Fresh stock of nuts, including old
fashioned black walnuts and butternuts,
at Doe & Hoyers.
Don't forget tho grand opening at
Gamer 4 Jacky's Centennial brewery
depot to- night.
Fine stock of Xmas candies at Doe l.
Hoyer's
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1887-12-22
THE PH1LIPSBURG NAIL
Bryan 4 Mccoy, Projectors.
Issued Every Thursday Evening.
Subscription Rates.

Entered at the postothce at Philipsburg, Deer
Lodge county, Montana, second class matter
for transmission through the mails.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1887-12-22
For sale.

The restaurant furniture and fixtures
consisting Of cooking range, tables
chairs. dishes, etc.. in rear OF H. Aliltot 8
saloon. The Crystal chop house IS also
for rent. Splendid location for resta''rant'
a,tf II. MILoT.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1887-12-22
Fair Warning.

All bills past due on our books Will De
h.: de / to a lawyer for collection on the
first Of tho New Year.
~~A0' CAPu1o1 + 6NIT1.
The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1887-12-22

Chas. r. Tweed and Geo. B. Williams
representing the Southern Pacific Rail
way company, Saturday made an aren'
ment before the first and second comp
tro,lers of the treasury in regard to thu
proper method of settling accounts be
tween that company and the government
Tho ones+;on at issue has reference to TIT
st.tus of the unaided portions OF III
road between San Francisco and Sacra
mento. which to certain extent paral
lels the aided portion.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-26

ma tier which will assist each farmer In
deciding whether he shall practice fall or
spring blowing, and at what depth 70
TO set the plow,
Light, sandy land, generally speaking,
should be plowed in the spring and ex-
pericnce has proven, In most cases, that
land near the sea, which is rarely covered
with snow, produces better when broken
in the spring, Than il this be done In the
autumn, On the other hand, heavy clay
soil appears Ia require the alternate freez'
ings aud thawings of winter 10 pulycrize II,
Field foul with weeds are greatly bene'
fitted by fall blowing, which turns IN
der the noNious growths with the stalks
Of the crop, before their seed natures, and
not only DESTROYS them, but forces them
beneath the land. The exposure Of pesti-
lent insects 10 the weather is another az
gument in favor Of fall blowing.
The depth Of the soil and the character
OF the subsoil, must determine the ques-
ton OF deep and shallow blowing; the sub
soil, as rule ought not 10 be brought
out Of its bed except in small quantities,
to be exposed 10 the atmosphere during
the winter and spring, or in summer
fallow, nor even then except when such
fcTtliILtIS diS dppiiVh 10 uS hNNSssoy w
put II at once into I. productive condition.
The Indifferent soils Of opposite character,
as a st,fl clay and sliding sand, sometimes
occupy the relation OF surface and subsoil
TO each other When thoroughly incor'
porated and subjected 10 deep cultivation,
these will produce soil Of greatly in.
creased value. River soils, having good
natural drainage, take kindly 10 deep
blowing, as do the black, porous and fertile
limestone soils. Land that il dry, with
but few inches OF good soil, will not, of
course, produce rs good crops by deep, AZ
by shallow blowing, Deep blowing is Ill
advised when basin is formed below q
certain line in which water will settle and
remain until it can escape by evaporation.
Such soils require drainage, after which
the pillow can be set deep.
To sum up the whole subject briefly;
thin soils with worthless subsoils must Ike
plowcd shallow until the farmer can af'
ford the expense Of subsoiling and heavy
manuring for a number Of years. Deep
clay loans aud alluvial soils bear deep
blowing. Wet lands should he drained
previous 90 deep blowing. The medium
course, !. c, blowing from five TO six
inches deep. is exempt from the injurious
results Of the two extremes.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-26

The fulgurites shown in the cut are from
material received from Union Grove, Ills.
and now in the collections Of the national
museum These are described in detail in
Popular fence Monthly, from which de-
Scripton it appears that these materials repre-
sent one IT the mos. extensive finds OF fulgu
rites yet noted in this country The locality
where this occurred is the top of a sand hill
some fifty feet square Several sets or pairs
Of tubes were found here, but "A few inches
apart, together with several small, irregular
masses of fused material the largest of which
weighed several ounces. The largest tube
found was about three and a half inches in
diameter, but was too frail to remove.
The plate shows the characteristic forms.
Fig represents a portion Of tube Of com.
mon form. Fig. 9 is peculiarly striking with
its bulb like enlargement. Fig. represents
q cross section Of tube of characteristic form.
Fig. shows holes fused by lightning in sheet
copper, and resembling fulGurite tubes in
outline One of these tubes was traced into
the sand for distance of about seven feet.
The results Of a comparatively recent an
alysis Of both the fulgurite glass and the sand
in which it was formed makes it appear that
the glass was not pure quartz glass, although
ii showed itself to be richer il. silica than the
sand from which it originated. The conclu-
sion arrived at is that the composition Of the
fulgurite glaS, is dependent entirely upon the
conducting power Of the various mineral con
sttuents of the sand, regardless Of their fusi
bility; that the glass, showing larger pro-
portion OF silica than the sand in which it
forms, points to the fusion Of the siliceous
d G., the quartz grains, in preference to the
feldspathic and ferruginous hence, that the
quartz grains were poorer conductors of the
electric fluid than were the others.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-26
BLACKBERRY PLANTS.

For the benefit Of amateurs we let
an experienced grower give q chapter
from every day life. Following are Mr.. Il.
T. Roe's opinions, ms expressed in Orchard
and Garden: The most judicious method
consists in heading or pinching back" the
main canes during the growing season.
The energy of the plant is thus thrown
into that part which is to be retained for
fruiting. Stout, well matured canes and
strong laterals are the result OF such
treatment.
In order To make the matter quite plain
to beginners, is published n cut showing
two blackberry plants rs they appear on
or about the LIST Of February, when prop
arly pinched back last season; also one
plant as ii will appear after its first prun-
ing.
Blackberry and black raspberry plants
when thus pruned ought not to stand over
three feet high. For the red raspberrieS,
Mr.. Roe prefers the 'pinching back
method in the fall, without any further
pruning. In strong clay soils, the latter
are liable TO sucker much too freely, and
need general Overhaulng. thinning and
cleaning IN in the spring. This spring
prlsling mny now be done at any time
when the weather will permit.
Now Is good time to feed your crops.
Well composted barn yard manure, free
from weed seed, is all right for straw
berries and raspberries Wood ashes are
one Of the best fertilizers, and may he mp
piled at the rate of from fifty 10 100
bushels to the acre, and perhaps upward.
Carbonate of potash, one Of the chief con-
stituents of wood ashes, tends 10 retain
moisture-just what is needed in the
strawberry patch, Ashes, therefore, are
doubly valuable "a they supply both food
and drink.
If ashes are not ct hand, or too expen
sive, muriate of potash and pure bone dust
may be applied. Mr.. I, IL. Hale recon-
mends a mixture OF 500 pounds Of the
former and 1000 pounds Of the latter per
acre, and this, we believe, is about correct
in most cases; but less potash will gen
orally do on clay soils, while more of II
may be beneficial for very sandy soils
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-26
Tulguritss, or Lightning Holes.

The disastrous results so often attendant
upon all electric discharge have been dwelt
upon since time immemorial; but the Pc
c,,liarly interesting, though usually harmless
effects, produced by lightning in loose sand,
are rarely alluded too. In the sand the usual
result produced is that Of fusion, whereby q
frsil, CLASSY tube Of variable diameter and
length is produced, the interior of which is q
true anonymous glass, quite smooth, while
eIteriorly it is roughly granular and greatly
corrugated. Such are called fulgurites or
illumination tubes in English, while, TO the
German and French they are known as BlitS
rohr.n and tubes fulminsires respectively.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-26

The Russian minister Of agriculture re
uorts the deficiency IN the winter wheat
crop of 1856 TO have been - per cent. as
compared with the last four years. There
was. however. an increase of 4 per cent
in the spring wheat crop.
California nurserymen are importing
large stocks Of cherry, plum, apple and
pear seedlings from France.
The Vermont State Agricultural col
lege has winter class Tor farmers, n
capital idea
Reports from the principal wheat grow
ing states continue to be generally favor
able, with the exception Of those from
Illinois and Kansas.
A western inventor claims that prairie
grass, ground into a pulp with corn stalks
and pressed into blocks, makes an ex-
cellent substitute for wood and coal.
Farmers are reported to consume $4,000
tons Of Irvine per year on reef binding
harvesters.
Stephen Bea!e, we'll known English au-
thority on poultry, claims that large poul-
try farms have proven dismal failures.
The kitchen window is the best place
for plants, the steam from tie boilers and
kettles keeps the air moist.
Flour spoils very easily. During the
months from October to April but little
change takes place in good flour; but from
spring to August fermentation is car
ried on, which gives rise to an offensive
odor and which, once started, progresses
throughout the winter following.
9.
The highest apple orchard in the United
States is reported to be at Hot Springs,
Lake Tahoe, Cal. The trees bear well
This e said TO he the greatest altitude at
which this fruit is grown in this country,
heing over 4, 200 feet sbcve the <rei Of
th1 zee.